Dynasty
A DYNASTY (UK : /ˈdɪnəsti/ , US : /ˈdaɪnəsti/ ) is a sequence
of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a feudal or
monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in elective republics
. The dynastic family or lineage may be known as a "house ", which
may be styled as "royal ", "princely ", "ducal ", "comital ", etc.,
depending upon the chief or present title borne by its members.
Historians periodize the histories of many sovereign states , such as
Ancient EgyptAncient Egypt , the
Carolingian Empire and
Imperial China , using a
framework of successive dynasties. As such, the term "dynasty" may be
used to delimit the era during which the family reigned and to
describe events, trends, and artifacts of that period ("a Ming-dynasty
vase"). The word "dynasty" itself is often dropped from such
adjectival references ("a
Ming vase ")
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Parliamentary
A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM is a system of democratic governance of a
state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy
from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch,
typically a parliament , and is also held accountable to that
parliament. In a parliamentary system, the head of state is usually a
different person from the head of government . This is in contrast to
a presidential system , where the head of state often is also the head
of government and, most importantly, the executive branch does not
derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature
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Era
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candidates to move to Wiktionary. An ERA is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or
historiography , as in the regnal eras in the history of a given
monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar , or the geological
eras defined for the history of Earth . Comparable terms are epoch , age , period , saeculum , aeon (Greek
aion) and Sanskrit yuga
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Periodization
PERIODIZATION is the process or study of categorizing the past into
discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the
study and analysis of history . This results in descriptive
abstractions that provide convenient terms for periods of time with
relatively stable characteristics. However, determining the precise
beginning and ending to any "period" is often arbitrary. It has
changed over time in history. To the extent that history is continuous and ungeneralizable, all
systems of periodization are more or less arbitrary
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Historian
A HISTORIAN is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is
regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the
continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as
relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in
time. If the individual is concerned with events preceding written
history , the individual is an historian of prehistory . Although
"historian" can be used to describe amateur and professional
historians alike, it is reserved more recently for those who have
acquired graduate degrees in the discipline. Some historians, though,
are recognized by publications or training and experience.
"Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth
century as research universities were emerging in Germany and
elsewhere
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Territory (administrative Division)
A TERRITORY is an administrative division , usually an area that is
under the jurisdiction of a state . In most countries , a territory is
an organized division of an area that is controlled by a country but
is not formally developed into, or incorporated into, a political unit
of the country that is of equal status to other political units that
may often be referred to by words such as "provinces" or "states". In
international politics , a territory is usually a non-sovereign
geographic area which has come under the authority of another
government; which has not been granted the powers of self-government
normally devolved to secondary territorial divisions; or both
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Ancient Greek
The ANCIENT GREEK language includes the forms of Greek used in
ancient
GreeceGreece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to
the 6th century AD. It is often roughly divided into the Archaic
period (9th to 6th centuries BC), Classical period (5th and 4th
centuries BC), and
Hellenistic periodHellenistic period (
Koine GreekKoine Greek , 3rd century BC to
the 4th century AD). It is antedated in the second millennium BC by
Mycenaean Greek and succeeded by medieval Greek . The language of the Hellenistic phase is known as Koine (common).
Koine is regarded as a separate historical stage of its own, although
in its earliest form it closely resembled
Attic Greek and in its
latest form it approaches
Medieval GreekMedieval Greek . Prior to the Koine period,
Greek of the classic and earlier periods included several regional
dialects
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Salic Law
SALIC LAW (/ˈsælᵻk/ or /ˈseɪlᵻk/ ;
LatinLatin : Lex Salica), or
SALIAN LAW, was the ancient Salian Frankish civil law code compiled
around AD 500 by the first
Frankish King , Clovis . Recorded in Latin
and in what Dutch linguists describe as one of the earliest known
records of
Old DutchOld Dutch , perhaps second only to the Bergakker
inscription , it remained the basis of Frankish law throughout the
early Medieval period , and influenced future European legal systems .
The best-known tenet of the old law is the principle of exclusion of
women from inheritance of thrones, fiefs and other property. The Salic
laws were arbitrated by a committee appointed and empowered by the
King of the
FranksFranks . Dozens of manuscripts dating from the 6th to 8th
centuries and three emendations as late as the 9th century have
survived
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Count
COUNT (male) or COUNTESS (female) is a title in European countries
for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an
approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of
nobility. The word count came into English from the French comte,
itself from
LatinLatin comes —in its accusative comitem—meaning
“companion”, and later “companion of the emperor, delegate of
the emperor”. The adjective form of the word is "comital". The
British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess",
for lack of an English term). Equivalents of the rank of count exist
or have existed in the nobility structures in various countries, such
as
GrafGraf in
GermanyGermany and hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era
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Sovereign State
A SOVEREIGN STATE is, in international law , a nonphysical juridical
entity that is represented by one centralized government that has
sovereignty over a geographic area.
International lawInternational law defines
sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined territory,
one government , and the capacity to enter into relations with other
sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign
state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or
state . The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact .
While according to the declarative theory of statehood, a sovereign
state can exist without being recognised by other sovereign states ,
unrecognised states will often find it hard to exercise full
treaty-making powers and engage in diplomatic relations with other
sovereign states
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British English
BRITISH ENGLISH is the
English languageEnglish language as spoken and written in the
United KingdomUnited Kingdom . Variations exist in formal, written English in the
United Kingdom. For example, the adjective wee is almost exclusively
used in parts of
ScotlandScotland and
IrelandIreland , and occasionally Yorkshire ,
whereas little is predominant elsewhere. Nevertheless, there is a
meaningful degree of uniformity in written English within the United
Kingdom, and this could be described by the term British English. The
forms of spoken English, however, vary considerably more than in most
other areas of the world where English is spoken, so a uniform
concept of
British EnglishBritish English is more difficult to apply to the spoken
language
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